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Take flight with the BladeRunner BlackGhost Infrared Control Helicopter from Interactive Toy Concepts. This cutting edge helicopter requires no assembly, and is ready to fly right out of the box. It boasts sleek, futuristic lines, rear mounted directional rotor, as well as a unique front mounted LED light. Hand held transmitter even doubles as a portable charge station. Cutting edge micro-motor technology and patented dual rotor design merges together to produce the most precise and stable helicopter system available. Take flight today.
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Black Ghost 2 ch. Infrared Helicopter from Interactive The Black Ghost infrared-controlled micro helicopter is from the original Blade Runner series by Interactive. The Black Ghost comes completely assembled with a twin main rotor system for stable control. The infrared flight-control system has a built-in charger for the included flight battery. A selection of peel-and-stick designs allow you to personalize your Black Ghost. The Black Ghost is small - about 6 inches long - so it should only be flown indoors. The manual contains operating instructions, flying tips, and trouble-shooting help. Requires 6 "AA" alkaline batteries for the transmitter, not included. Recommended for ages 8 and up. Flight time is 3-6 minutes after a 20 minute charge. For longest motor life, it is recommend to land after 4 minutes and let the motors cool for a few minutes.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
would be better with pitch control,
= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars
I've been thinking about getting into RC helicopters and thought the micros might be a fun way to get started. This is an INDOOR heli and it will fly for about 4 minutes on a 20 minute charge.
On first flight it took off rather easily and after adjusting the trim (as explained in the instructions) I was able to get it to "float" (key word here) around the room. The lack of pitch adjustment means that you can't really move it backwards or forwards... just up, down, right and left. The instructions mention that once you get better at flying you can add a little weight to the nose to increase the forward speed. I haven't tried this yet. This is a fun little gadget that does pretty much what I expected of it. As for durability I have knocked it into a few things at slow speed and it has held up so far. I would guess that if you drop it from ceiling height or slam it hard into a wall that it will break. I would also take care when plugging in the charger as it is located under the front part of the tail section. I could probably crack the foam of the tail piece if I pressed too hard. After reading reviews of the Spinmaster Havoc helis, it seems like this is a comparable product. I got it as a Christmas gift and don't know how much was spent on it. The Havoc goes for a little over $20 and this is listed at a much higher price. I think if I were buying, I would go with the Havoc unless the price of the Blackghost comes down. UPDATE: 3 more things worth mentioning... 1- Two paper clips taped to the nose of this heli will give it a bit more forward motion. I tried taping a dime and it was too heavy causing the heli to sway back and forth. The 2 paper clips (or one larger size paper clip I suppose) works just fine. 2- After about 7 flights I am averaging about 4-5 crashes per flight. I am getting better with practice but the nice thing is that this little guy seems to be holding up quite well. 3- A word of caution... when the battery on the Blackghost runs out of charge it looses the connection with the remote control. It will continue to run the rotors and spin out of control. Make sure that you are flying near the ground when nearing the end of your 4 minute flight time.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun, inexpensive, easy to fly chopper,
By As far as foam-bodied rc choppers go, this thing is fairly durable. It has survived mid-air attacks from a cat, as well as hard crash landings and collisions with wall fixtures, and it still flies. Once I flew it into the ceiling fan, and it lost one of the lower blades, and even with only 7 main blades instead of 8, the chopper STILL FLEW! Replacing the broken main blade was pretty easy, and the replacement blade kit is also inexpensive. The chopper has left/right turn control, and up/down control, which is all you should expect for the price and size. Add a small paperclip to the nose and it will have a constant forward motion to it, and it only took me a little bit of practice to get the thing to go where I wanted it to go. Ive seen it fly for about 4-6 minutes per battery charge, again this is not bad for the price and size. Recharging is simple to do and doesn't take long. A 15 minute recharge is pretty quick in my opinion. I like this rc helicopter quite a bit, and I would recommend it to anyone. I was very satisfied with this helicopter for the price, especially because of the contra-rotating main rotors that cancel out the torque/spin effect. Lots of fun and easy for beginners!
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent indoor helicopter,
By matttail "-Photo freak" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars
I got this as a Christmas present today and I'm loving it. Came out of the box with enough of a charge to play with it right away, and while I'm old enough to handle waiting (25 yrs) it was still nice to not have to. I crashed right away the first several flights, then had to let it charge up, about 20 min for a full charge. After the third charging I had the controls down pretty well. I can make smooth landings on tables or onto someone's hand. I haven't tried putting a weight on the front yet, but I'm sure I will before long. It does move around well enough without the weight though.
This is my first flying RC toy, and it seems to be holding up well so far. If you fly too close to the ceiling it sort of forms a suction and won't drop away will you let off the lift enough that it falls to the floor. But even when stuck on the ceiling, letting it down all 9 feet to the floor it's survived without a scratch. I've also knocked it into chairs and made sideways landing onto the floor and it's still just fine. I have a feeling I'll need replacement parts eventually, but not for a while. Seems well worth the list price to me. Edit: After about 4 days of playing with this the tail rotor that controls left and right direction has stopped working. I sent an E-mail to the manufacturer and they asked me to call a number. Their phone system is a bit odd, but after waiting on hold for two minutes or less I spoke to a real live American-English speaking person who is shipping me replacement parts completely free of charge. I called on Wednesday and they say the parts will ship on Friday. I'll come back and edit again once parts are received. Edit: The Postal Service decided to loose my replacement box, so it took some weeks to receive - but that's the fault of USPS, not this company. I got a new helicopter body with blades without any charge from the company, in perfect working order. This has been one of the best toys I've gotten in a long time. I have since upgraded to other units from this company with more controls which has been lots of fun. Highly recommended. Just play nice with the toy and you'll have fun with it for a long time.
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